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Bay Bluffs continues to maintain all local, state and federal requirements related to the prevention of COVID 19 within our community.
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Bay Bluffs NCMC Partnership Aims to Fill the Healthcare Staffing Gap

baybluffs_NDI2306_HIRES_KRP_1437_1600px Bay Bluffs and NCMC Collaboration Launches First CNA Fast Track Course This October. Pictured left to right: Lisa Ashley, MSW, LNHA, Bay Bluffs Administrator; Christy Lyons, NCMC Dean of Corporate and Community Education: Sonja Bosley, RN,NHA, Bay Bluffs Director of Nursing; Karrie Pater, Bay Bluffs Nurse and CNA Instructor

Across the region and country, medical facilities are experiencing worker shortages in alarming numbers. Beginning with the COVID-19 pandemic, these staffing shortages affected resident capacity in long-term nursing care facilities. Today, many facilities struggle to meet their worker shortages while maintaining existing quality healthcare procedur...

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Bay Bluffs Colleagues Achieve CNA Advancement

baybluffs_NDI2306_HIRES_KRP_1602_1200px Sonja Bosley, RN, NHA, CNA Instructor and Director of Nursing​, pictured right with colleague and fellow CNA instructor Karrie Pater.

Three Bay Bluffs – Emmet County Medical Facility colleagues recently participated in CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) training. CONGRATULATIONS to Karlie Hall, Maddison Reece and Susan Crawford for celebrating their successful completion of the certified nurse aide training program! All took part in the August training held at Bay Bluffs. Karlie H...

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A Letter to the Community

From Lisa Ashley, MSW, LNHA, Bay Bluffs Administrator I'd like to (re)introduce Bay Bluffs, your Emmet County Medical Care Facility. In March 2020, your county medical care facility staff began the diligent task of protecting the vulnerable seniors in our care from COVID-19. We recall the official declaration of an international pandemic all too we...

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North Central Michigan College Offers New Practical Nursing Program

Considering a career in healthcare? North Central Michigan College may be a perfect stepping stone. Below is a recent article about new opportunities. Petoskey News-Review | Published May 27, 2023 | by Karly Graham PETOSKEY — Next January, those interested in nursing will have a new education option available through North Central Michigan College,...

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What Sets Bay Bluffs Apart?

Quality Measures and High-Quality Outcomes Bay Bluffs maintains the highest quality outcomes in all short term rehabilitative measures identified by Medicare; including return to hospital rates, acquired infections, return to high-level function, lower pain levels, and ability to care for oneself.Music and Memory ProgramThe program provides iPods a...

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Bay Bluffs: Our Plan for the Future

Nestled on the bluff overlooking Little Traverse Bay and the historic town of Harbor Springs, Bay Bluffs - Emmet County Medical Care Facility is a place close to home where people of all ages come together in a caring environment. We provide many services from short-term rehabilitation to long-term resident care. This 120-certified bed long-term ca...

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Music and Memory Program

MUSIC & MEMORY℠ is a non-profit organization that brings personalized music into the lives of the elderly or infirm through digital music technology, vastly improving quality of life. Bay Bluffs recently completed training to be a certified Music & Memory provider, one of only 24 certified sites in Michigan. We have received some start up f...

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Community Conversations

Emmet County residents are invited to join our Community Conversations in June 2018. Help Bay Bluffs prepare for the future.The Bay Bluffs ProjectBay Bluffs was built to care for seniors and has done so for more than 50 years. Today we are preparing for our future, in which we expect more complex illnesses and an increase in those needing care for ...

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